Your grandmother fell and broke her hip. She has been in the hospital for a week and a half. She now has pneumonia and her body is failing quickly
If your grandmother and her doctor are like most physicians and their patients, in terms of your grandmother's prospects for recovery, she and her doctor have ____.
a. not discussed the probability that she might die
b. had several long discussions about the likelihood of her death
c. had several long discussions about the type of end-of-life care that she should have
Answer: A
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a. the basis of attachment is the food provided by the mother. b. contact comfort may be as important a basic need as the need for food. c. attachment is driven by the need for trust. d. infants become attached because it helps them to form their identity.
A man tends to have strong reactions to emotional events. He becomes overly excited and panics when facing even mild stress, and takes a long time to recover from these experiences. Eysenck might say this man is high on which personality dimension?
A. Extraversion B. Neuroticism C. Psychoticism D. Emotionality
Many studies suggest that when we see a person in trouble, it tends to cause heightened arousal, which can motivate us to give aid but only if
a. we want to achieve recognition for helping. b. we are experiencing a great deal of cognitive dissonance. c. the cost of helping outweighs the rewards. d. the rewards of helping outweigh the cost.
During jury selection in cases in which the prosecutor seeks a death penalty, prospective jurors are required to answer questions about their attitudes toward capital punishment. This procedure is called _______.
A. declarative knowledge B. determinate sentencing C. dispositional phase D. death qualification